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Spillover effects of economic policy uncertainty on adult and youth unemployment Cover

Spillover effects of economic policy uncertainty on adult and youth unemployment

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|Mar 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/revecp-2023-0001 | Journal eISSN: 1804-1663 | Journal ISSN: 1213-2446
Language: English
Page range: 47 - 70
Submitted on: Sep 27, 2022
Accepted on: Feb 3, 2023
Published on: Mar 8, 2023
Published by: Mendel University in Brno
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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